Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31,047, George Gabbert, N.C.

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Gabbert George Gabhart
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25394 Kentucky
George Talbert Marshall in the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Co. C. commanded by Captain J. M. [?] Co. B. Ky. B. Battery in the [?] for 7 months & 8 days
Enscribed on the Roll of Hereditary the rate of 2 Dollars 21 Cents per annum, commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 4 day of Decr 1834 and of Hugh Carradine
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
recorded by Devin W. Lacy Clerk, ok 6 Vol. 7 Page 11
It to Geo. L. Mayh, Nov. 6. 1835. upward of $1000 for diversely found in various places, 18. See 1835 of B. 16. 24 and 8 sent to Geo. L. Mayh. Hearn'sbury Ky. 18. See 1835

State of Kentucky Mercer County
On the 2 nd day of September A.D. 1830 personally appeared in Open Court, before the Hon- orable Justices now sitting in and for said County, Geo- Sabbat a resident of the said County of Mercer and State of Kentucky aged seventy two years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of The act of Congress passed June 7. 1832.
That he entered the services of the United States and served as here in stated under the following named officers, That in the spring of the year 1781. They received information that a party of Tories had assembled on the Catawba River and were committing depredations in that part of the country by stealing horses burning houses and that he volunteered for a tour of three months under Captain John Becker staff of Burke County North Caro- lina and marched against them, came up with them, and gave them a complete rout, killed five or six, took ten  eight prisoners and twelve horses that had been stolen in the neighborhood, there being no farther business for us we were discharged having served about six weeks or upwards. Again in the summer of said year he volunteered under Capt. Morton Clarke at Burke Court house and was ordered to Frohaws Mills where we were stationed about four weeks, from there we were ordered to march and take charge of about one hundred & fifty prisoners British and Tories who were then in a stockade about thirty miles distant, at which place we remained as guards about four weeks. We were ordered to march them to Salisbury where they were exchanged exchanged and we were discharged having served to the best of his know- ledge Ten weeks, he returned home and in a few days after he joined Captain McDowell's Company and marched under Colonel Joseph McDowell to the head of

of the Calawba River agst the Indians. This expedition only lasted about sixteen or 17 days when our object was accomplished, and we were marched home and discharged. Again in the fall of the same year he was volunteered in Wightman's Nail Company, for a tour of three months and marched to Fort Charles on the Calawba River and joined Colonel McDouall when we were stationed and when we served a full tour of three months and was honorably discharged having served in all upwards of seven months. He further states that he knows of no person by whom he can prove certainly the whole of his service, but he solemnly swears that he served as is set forth in his foregoing declaration to the best of his knowledge -
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
George his Gabbett mark
On this 2 nd day of September A.D. 1833. Personally appeared in Open Court before the Worshipful Justice of the Peace County of Mercer Phillip Burns a pensioner aged seventy three years and a citizen of the the County of Washington & State of Kentucky who being first duly sworn deposes & says that he was raised a near neighbour to the aff d George Gabbett and has known him since they were boys together, that he did not serve with him in the War of the Revolution but knows that he did serve, that he was in the service at Fort Charles and at Salisbury and about his guarding the prisoners and that he he is fully convinced and believes that he served as he has stated in his declaration to the best of his knowledge  As to the particular location of his absence from home about that time, and further says that
Phillip his Burns mark

The further Declaration of George Gabbett taken the made in order to obtain the benefits of the of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1833.
Interrogatories prescribed by the War Department
Quest n 1 st When and in what year were you born Ans w I was born in Shenandoah County A.D. 1760. as I have since informed by my parents Quest n 2 nd have you any record of your age and of when it was
Ans w I have none, my Father had one in his lifetime but I know not what has become of it
Quest n 3 rd When were you living when called into service when have you lived since the Revolution & when do you now live Ans w I was living in Burke County North Carolina when called into service and after the war I removed back to and from Thence to Mercer County Ky, when I have lived for twenty four years.
Quest n 4 th How were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or were you a substitute and if so for whom
Ans w - I was a Volunteer
Quest n 5 th State the names of some of the Regular officers that were with the troops when you served, such as Continental and Militia Regts as you can recollect and the general circumstances of your service
Ans w Col. McDowell was our Commander I think he was Militia, Captain Beckenstapf, Capt. McDowell and Captain Neal I think were all Militia. I have forgot the name of the Regular officer that commanded at Salisbury, the general circumstances of my service was against the Tories and Indians
Question 6 th Did you ever receive a discharge from the service and if so by whom was it given & what has become of it
Ans w I rec d . a discharge from Capt. Beckenstapf. A few days before I was discharged we hung two Tories near Salisbury I also rec d other discharges, but I don't know what has become of them now.

Ques n 7. State the names of persons to whom you are " known in your present neighbourhood and can " testify to your character for veracity and their belief " of your services as a soldier of the Revolution Ans r Philip Burns with whom served, Reuben Stuck John Sally, Andrew Swindler, Richard Cornwell Esq r and many others if it was necessary. Signed and sealed this 9 th day of Dec r 1833.
State of Kentucky Shaw County
George his Gabbart mark
I James Morgan a Justice of the peace in and for the State and County afo d do hereby certify that George Gabbart and subscribed and made oath came before me to the answers to the foregoing interrogatories Given under my hand this 9 th Day of November 1833.
James Morgan
State of Kentucky Shaw County
Thomas Allen Clerk of the Court for the County afo d do certify that James Morgan Esq r whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Certificate is an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for the County afo d duly com- missioned and qualified and as such full faith and credit is and ought to be given to every of his official acts as such
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 9 th day of December 1833 Thos Allen

Know all men by these Presents, That I, Henry Gabhart son of Geo. Gabhart  10  was a Revolutionary Pensioner, who died in July 1831, (day of the month not remembered)
who was a Soldier in the Army of the Revolution, do hereby constitute and appoint G. B. Munzarrall to be  a true and lawful Attorney for me and in my name to prosecute against the Government of the United States, before any Department thereof, any and all claim or claims I may have to arrears of pay or Pension money, under any Act or Acts, Resolution or Resolutions, of the Congress of the United States, and especially the Acts 4th July, 1836, 7th July, 1838, 3d March, 1843, 17th June, 1844, 2d February, 1848 and 29th July, 1848--as well as the more ancient Acts of 18th March, 1818, 15th May, 1828, and 7th June, 1832.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised in my name to demand at any Department of the said Government, a re-consideration of any decision hitherto or hereafter to be given, touching 'my interests, and to obtain from any Department or the archives thereof, any and all information or evidence of whatever character relating to or in anywise bearing upon the claim or claims we hereby seek the investigation of.
Said Attorney is moreover authorised to do any and all things necessary to carry out the foregoing purposes, and to receive the Certificates of Pension or other character of drafts or evidences of the amounts due me and to appoint one or more Sub-Attorneys, and to confer upon him or them all the powers herein conferred upon said Attorney hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said Attorney may do by virtue of these presents.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 30th day of March 185 3
Henry Gabhart 
State of Kentucky  Mercer County, set.
BE IT KNOWN, that on the 30th day of March 185 3 before the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Henry Gabhart subscriber to the foregoing Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the signing, sealing and de- livering the same to be his own voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF; I do hereunto subscribe my name.
Daniel Moore J. P.

State of Kentucky } Mercer County } 3
I Thos. Allen Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid, do hereby certify that, Daniel Moore Esq. before whom the foregoing Power of Attorney was made and who has thereunto subscribed his name is and was, at the time of so doing, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, duly Elected, Commissioned and sworn, and that his said signature is genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of my office, as Clerk of the Mercer County Court, this 2 nd day of April 1853 Thos. Allen
Subscribed before signing by me Thos. Allen
Thos. Allen

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George Gilbert Mercer Co. Kentucky
R. M.
* George Gilbert
From 1781 Apr. 17 months & 8 days $24. 21 / 100 .
12 10 5 170 30
G. L. Waugh Harrodsburg Ken

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, showing the Service of George Galt
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1781 1 12 P te . Capt Bickerstaff 72 N.C. Writings   2 10 P te . Capt McDonald   16 P te . Col McDonald   P te . Capt Reed   3 P te .   4 8  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c, Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I, _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity, in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must fix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

May 18, 1938.
Mrs. Ballard Powell Sanger Texas.
BA-J/ILL George Gabbert S. 31047 am
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of George Gabbert who, you state, served from Virginia, was in the battle of King's Mountain, married Ann Reed of Pennsylvania, moved later to Kentucky and died in 1821.
There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon service of a George Gabbert identical with the one described by you. You are furnished herein the record of George Gabbert from pension claim, S. 31047, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War, which may aid you in your research.
George Gabbert was born in the year 1760, in Shenandoah County, Virginia; the day of his birth and the names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Burke County, North Carolina, he enlisted and served at least six weeks as a private in Captain John Bickerstaff's North Carolina company, during which he assisted in routing a party of Tories on the Catawba River, killing a few of their number and recovering many horses that had been taken. He enlisted that same summer and served about ten weeks as private in Captain Mordecai Clark's North Carolina company, a part of the time engaged in guarding prisoners. Shortly afterwards, he volunteered and served under Captains McDowell and Nail (Neal) and Colonel Joseph McDowell in the North Carolina troops, engaged against the Tories and Indians. His entire service amounted to more than seven months.
He was allowed pension on his application executed September 2, 1833, at which time he resided in Mercer County, Kentucky. He signed his name by mark, Gabbert. The soldier stated then that he had moved back to Virginia after the war, and had moved from there to Mercer County, Kentucky, in which county he had resided for twenty-four years. He made no reference to wife or children.
March 30, 1853, Henry Gabhart (as he signed his name) of

Mercer County, Kentucky, stated that he was the son of George Gabhart, the Revolutionary War pensioner, who died in July 1851; he did not state the day of his father's death, nor give any further data in regard to the family.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.
This same person asked for George + Michael Gabbert - See her letter in Michael Gabbert - S. 13123 - A N F. Send this one - Mrs. Fanch

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Geo Gahbert
Pinson claim
Geo Gahbert Pinson claim 27 200
Geo Gahbert

And the Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogating prescribed by the War Department that the above named George Gabbett was a revolutionary soldier and served against the State and the Court further certifies that Phillips Burns who has signed his foregoing deposition is a resident of Washington County and a credible person and that his statement is entitled to credit
I Thomas Elliott Clerk of the Court of Mercer County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Henry Sparrow for a pension in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal as of this 27 th day of September 1833
Thos Elliott C.L.K. Mercer County Court

Dec. 14 WH DEC 14
Geo Gabbart I have taken Jdm
Free
Hon: J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D.C.

Hanoverburg Ky Decr 6 th 1835
Sir
Yours of the 26 th ultimo, I received a few days since, in which I am requested, to cause the pension certificate of George Gabbart, which I found on the 4 th of January 1833 to be returned to your office in order that a small error may be corrected -
You will find that the date of the pay certificate does not correspond with the date referred to in your letter to me (Jan y , 6 th of January 1833). The pay certificate is herewith forwarded
I am Very Respectfully Your O bt . Servt
Geo. S. Maughn
Hon: J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions Washington City D. C.

George Sabbert (Mercer)
Payments to be made at Leipsic in by Pres t of W th Banks Agent for paying Pension- ers, in the Agency of New Y ork .
Recorded in the Pension Of- fice in Book E Vol. 7
Page 11 by Dan l Boyd Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM.
I certify that, in conformity with the law of the United States of the 7th June, 1832, George Gabbert of the State of Kentucky who was a private in the Army of the Revolution is entitled to receive Twenty dollars and Twenty five cents per annum, during his natural life, commencing on the 4th of March, 1831, and payable semi-annually on the 4th of March, and 4th of September in every year.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Twelfth day of January one thousand eight hundred and thirty=years
John B. Calhoun Secretary of War.
Examined and } Countersigned. }
J. L. Edwards Commissioner of Pensions.

George Gabbett.
Georgetown Dumfries Rd.

Lupia
P. J. Capua

October 31, 1938.
Mrs. S. Ballard Powell Sanger Texas.
BA-J/ILL George Gabbert S. 31047
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of a George Gabbert, other than that of George Gabbert, S. 31047, whose record was furnished you by this office.
The record of George Gabbert, pension claim, S. 31047, is that of the only soldier with that name found on the Revolutionary War pension records of this office.
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

MRS. S. BALLARD POWELL
SANGER, TEXAS October 23, 1938
Ad Hille Washington, W.C. Dear Sir,
You have been more than kind in having records looked up and sent to me and I hate to impose upon you and your office again, but there seems to be no other way to get this information — and I'm sure that you've long since learned that an amateur genealogist is not easily gotten rid of.
I have in my possession the Revolution- ary War record of a George Gabbert listed thus: BA-J/12 L L George Gabbert S. 31047
Will you please see if this is the only George Gabbert who received a Revolutionary pension or bounty land. If so  will there is another

MRS. S. BALLARD POWELL
SANGER, TEXAS
one of the same name will you please send me his record.
I really appreciate your past favors, I realize what a terrible pest I am, but I do so want to belong to W. G. P.
Sincerely, Mrs. Ballard Powell Sanger, Texas

Sanger, Texas May 3, '38
Veterans Administration Revolutionary and 1812 Wars Section Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs,
I have been told that you can get for me a copy of the Revolutionary service record of my ancestor.
George Gabbert enlisted from Virginia served under General Shelby and fought in the battle of Kings Mountain in N.C. in 1780. After the War he settled in Virginia was married to Ann Reed of Pennsylvania had nine children, later moved to Kentucky. Died in 1821.
I shall appreciate any assistance.
Yours very truly, Mrs Ballard Powell Sanger, Texas

Sanger, Texas April 29-38
Pensions Dept Veterans Administration Washington, D.C. Dear Sirs,
My ancestor, George Gabbert, fought in the battle of King's Mountain in N.C. in the Revolutionary War. I want his service record, and have been informed that your department can secure it for me. George Gabbert enlisted from Virginia, was married to Ann Reed of Pennsylvania.
Will you please help me in this.
Yours very truly, Mrs Ballard Powell Sanger, Texas

31047 INVALID. Rev
1888-May 18 - Hint. to Mrs. Ballard Powell - J.L.L. Mrs. S. Ballard Powell by George Gabbett - J.L.L.
File No. 31047
George Gabbett See Rev Vol
Act: June 7-89
Index: Vol. 3 , Page 149
[Arrangement of 1870.]